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State of Maine.

to all who shall see these Presents,

Greeting:

[to the left is a circle with "Seal." inside it and "Albion K. Parris," written under it]

Know Ye, that Albion K. Parris, our Governor, reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity ability and discretion of John Balkam, of Robbinston, Esquire, hath nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of our Council; appointed the said John Balkam, Esquire, to be one of our Justices of the Peace and of the Quorum within and for each and eveery of our Counties, through the State:

We therefore, do hereby authorize and empower him to fulfil [fulfill] the duties of that office according to law; to cause to be kept the Laws and Ordinances made for the good of the peace and the conservation of the same; and to have and to hold the said office, together with all the powers, privileges and emoluments thereto of right appertaining unto him the said John Balkam, Esquire, for the term of seven years, if he shall so long behave himself well in said Office.

In testimony whereof, We have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and our Seal to be hereunto affixed, Witness our Governor, at the Council Chamber in Portland, the eighteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five; and in the Independence of the United States of America the forty ninth.

By the Governor;

A: Nichols, Secy of State,